Head Start - Trauma Smart

http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/06/17/exploring-culture-health-building-resilience-undo-effects-childhood-trauma/

^ an innovative way of tackling childhood trauma, mental health and education.

“Head Start-Trauma Smart is a model for addressing and developing practical skills in communities exposed to stressful trauma,” explains Hron. Working in Head Start classrooms, the Trauma Smart model “starts by creating a common frame of reference to enable community members to define, recognize and cope with stress and trauma. This includes everyone – from the children and their parents, to the teachers, bus drivers and school custodians.”